Landmark 72 or Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower is a mixed-use supertall skyscraper in Trung Hòa - Nhân Chính (Cầu Giấy New Town), Phạm Hùng road, Nam Từ Liêm district, Hanoi, Vietnam. The complex consists of one 72-story mixed-use tower with a height of 350 m and 48-story twin apartment towers. Landmark 72 is located on an area of 46,054m2 and the total floor area is 609,673m2, ranked 5th as the largest floor area of a single building in the world. The investor and operator of the complex is the South Korean-based company Keangnam Enterprises, Ltd. The investment capital is estimated at US$1.05 billion.[1]
The complex features a 5-star InterContinental hotel, offices, entertainment areas, retail spaces, clinics and convention centres.[citation needed] The complex opened on 18 May 2012. Keangnam Enterprises indirectly owned a 70-per cent stake in Landmark 72.[3] The company invested over US$ 1 billion with US$ 510 million borrowed from banks.[4]
Landmark 72 is the site of Vietnam's tallest stair climbing race, the Vietnam Landmark 72 Hanoi Vertical Run. On 30 September 2012, runners competed for the first time to be the fastest to ascend the tower's 1,914 steps.
History
The complex under construction in October 2010
On 11 June 2008, an agreement was signed between the building owner and the InterContinental Hotels Group to operate the 359-room hotel under InterContinental Hanoi Landmark 72 with 9 hotel floors from the 62nd floor to 70th floor (Hotel Club Lounge located on the 71st Floor).
In November 2010, the main tower reached approximately 300 metres, making it the tallest building and structure in Vietnam. On 24 January 2011, the main tower topped out at 350 metres; it beat the Bitexco Financial Tower, which was opened four months before, to become the tallest building in Vietnam while the residential twin towers had topped out months before with the height of 212 metres with 48 floor counted. The complex opened on 18 May 2012. The building held the status of the tallest building in Vietnam until Landmark 81 was completed in 2018.
A Vietnamese court valued the complex at US$ 770 million in May 2015 and AON Holdings from South Korea would take over the bank loan by paying US$ 373.4 million to become the majority owner.[4]
The complex at night
In early 2017, it emerged that a bribery scheme related to a proposed sale of Landmark 72 building complex in 2014 led to the arrest and charge of former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's nephew and charge of Ban's brother, Ban Ki-sang, an executive of South Korean firm Keangnam Enterprises Co Ltd.[5] In 2013, Keangnam was facing a liquidity crisis and intended to refinance or sell the complex.[5] When the deal eventually fell through, Keangnam entered into court receivership in South Korea. Also, Malcolm Albert Harris, a self proclaimed New York City fashion designer who pled guilty to stealing US$500,000 as part of a phony negotiation to sell Landmark 72 to a Qatari royal.[6]
Keangmam Palace Landmark is the 48-story twin towers apartment, including 922 flat units spans from Floor 6 to 48, 5-story podium is for retail.
Landmark 72 Plaza
Corner of Landmark 72 Plaza
The retail area of the whole building, currently known as Landmark 72 Plaza, including the 5-storey podium of the whole complex and the from the first to the 11th floor of the Landmark 72 Tower (except Floor 5 and 7). It was onced operated by Parkson as a departmment store, named as Parkson Landmark 72 Hanoi and featured a Lotte Cinema from 2011 to the first days of 2015, when Parkson abruptly closed the store.[8]
Entrance of the Landmark 72 Tower
Helipad
All three towers have helipad on its roof.
Calidas Gardium
Calidas Gardium
Located at the ground floor and outdoor, include a sprawling swimming pool, an inviting pool bar, and the Calidas Gardium event garden. It has the capacity to accommodate over 1,000 people, making it suitable for hosting large-scale events such as family gatherings, weddings, birthday parties, or corporate events, and cultural festivals.
Sky 72 Observatory
Sky 72 Observatory includes: Binocular Observatory + Living Museum + 3D and 5D Cinema, take photos and post at the 3D Trick Art Museum, ticket costs around $10.
Wish Wall service: Observators can write personal messages, thoughts, and dreams, and have them preserved on each colorful brick of the Wish Wall at the observation deck.
However, the observatory is reported that it was temporary permanently closed.
Floor plan
The following is the breakdown of the Landmark 72 Tower floors.
